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Annotated Checklist of Flutes by
Tebaldo Monzani, Monzani &
Co., and Henry Hill
(in chronological order)
NMM 2491.
Flute by Tebaldo
Monzani, London, ca. 1807-1812. Conical.
Four sections. Stamped on foot: MONZANI / 3 OLD BOND · STR / &
100 ·
CHEAPSIDE / LONDON; on head: MONZANI / LONDON / (in a circle)
81; upper
body: MONZANI / LONDON / 4; on lower body: MONZANI /
LONDON. Number
81. Cocus, ivory ferrules. Graduated, ivory screw-cap. Patented
key system, 1807. Seven silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed
keys: c'', B-flat, G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys:
c'-sharp, c'. Lowest note c'. Total length, 670.7 mm. Sounding length,
597.0 mm. Ex coll.: Philip A. T. Bate, London. Arne B. Larson
Collection, 1979.
Lit.: Amy Kreitzer, "Serial Numbers and Hallmarks on
Flutes
from the
Workshop of Monzani & Hill," The Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 48
(1995),
p. 170.
Amy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers,
1750-1900, M.M.
thesis (University of South Dakota, 1993), pp. 135-137, 140-142, 144,
285,
289.
NMM 3784. "Tenor"
flute by Tebaldo Monzani, London,
ca. 1808-1819.
Conical. Four sections. Stamped on head: [Crown] / MONZANI /
No [24]
DOVER ST / LONDON / B; on upper body: [Crown] / MONZANI'S /
PATENT /
KEYS / B; on lower body and foot: [Crown] / MONZANI / B.
Monzani used
the letter "B" to designate his tenor flute, essentially a flauto
d'amore
that plays a major third lower than the ordinary concert flute. For
further discussion see Kreitzer p. 148. No number. Stained boxwood,
ivory ferrules. Graduated, ivory screw-cap. Patented key system, 1807.
Five silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed keys: c'', B-flat,
G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Lowest note d'. Total length, 761.5 mm.
Sounding length, 676.8 mm. Ex coll.: Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, England.
Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
Lit.: Amy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by
London Makers,
1750-1900,
M.M. thesis (University of South Dakota, 1993), pp. 135, 140,
146-149.
NMM 2490.
Flute by Tebaldo Monzani & Co., London, ca.
1812-1814.
Conical. Four sections. Stamped on upper body: [Crown] / MONZANI
& Co / 24 DOVER ST / LONDON; on head and lower body:
[Crown]
/ MONZANI
& Co;
on foot: PATENT / KEYS. Number 1043. Boxwood, ivory ferrules.
Patented
key system, 1807. Patent of 1812 feature: lower body with integral foot.
Seven silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed keys: c'', B-flat,
G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c'-sharp, c'. Lowest note
c'. Total length (no head cap), 635.9 mm. Sounding length, 583.5 mm.
Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
Lit.: Amy Kreitzer, "Serial Numbers and Hallmarks on
Flutes
from the
Workshop of Monzani & Hill," Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 48
(1995), p.
171.
Amy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers,
1750-1900, M.M.
thesis (University of South Dakota, 1993), pp. 135, 136, 140, 143-145,
281, 285, 290.
NMM 3110. "Tenor"
flute by Tebaldo Monzani & Co., London, ca. 1816-1819.
Conical. Four sections. Stamped on upper body: PATENT / [Crown]
/
MONZANI / No 24 DOVER ST / LONDON; on head: [Crown] /
MONZANI &
Co / B;
on lower body and foot: PATENT / [Crown] / MONZANI.
Monzani used
the letter "B" to designate his tenor flute, essentially a flauto
d'amore
that plays a major third lower than the ordinary concert flute. For
further discussion see Kreitzer thesis, p. 148. Number 1343. Cocus,
silver ferrules. Graduated wood, ivory, and silver screw-cap. Patented
1807 key system. Patent of 1812 features: raised, wood embouchure-cusps.
Five silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed keys: c'', B-flat,
G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Lowest note d'. Hallmarks: [king's head]
[lion passant] a TM / HH. Total length, 762.0 mm. Sounding
length, ca.
680.5 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
Lit.: Amy Kreitzer, "Serial Numbers and Hallmarks on
Flutes
from the
Workshop of Monzani & Hill," Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 48
(1995), p.
171.
Amy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers,
1750-1900, M.M.
thesis (University of South Dakota, 1993), pp. 135, 140, 148-151, 285,
291.
NMM 11685. Flute by Tebaldo Monzani & Co., London, ca. 1820. Conical. Four sections. Stamped on upper body: [Crown] / MONZANI & Co / 28 REGENT STT / PICCADILLY / LONDON / PATENT; on lower body: [Crown] / MONZANI; on upper body: PATENT. Number 1 [5(?)] 82. Blackwood, silver ferrules. Hallmarks on only one ferrule: [king’s head] [lion passant] i TM / HH. Eight silver keys, each stamped with crown, in integral wood mounts. Donated in memory of Margaret "Peggy" Neuhaus (1934-1998) by Francis Neuhaus, Skokie, Illinois, 2006.
NMM 4447. Flute
by Tebaldo Monzani & Co., London, ca.
1824-1833.
Conical. Four sections. Stamped on upper body: [Crown] / MONZANI &
Co / 28 REGENT STT / PICCADILLY /
LONDON; on
head,
tuning slide barrel,
and
lower body: [Crown] / MONZANI & Co; on foot:
[Crown]
/
PATENT; on
upper body: PATENT. Number 2387. Cocus, silver ferrules.
Telescoping tuning slide and screw-cap (cap missing). Patented 1807 key
system, with additional floating key heads. Patent of 1812 features:
lower body with integral foot, cork-lapped tenons, and silver sockets.
Eight silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed keys: c'', double
B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c'-sharp,
c'. Lowest note c'. Hallmarks: [king's head] [lion passant] i TM /
HH.
Total length, 669.3 mm (no head cap). Sounding length, 593.7 mm. Ex
coll.: Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, England. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1988.
Lit.: Amy Kreitzer, "Serial Numbers and Hallmarks on
Flutes
from the
Workshop of Monzani & Hill," Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 48
(1995), p.
173.
Amy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers,
1750-1900, M.M.
thesis (University of South Dakota: 1993), pp. 135-137, 140, 152-155,
287, 293.
NMM 2788. Flute
by Henry Hill, London, ca. 1830-1832.
Conical. Four
sections. Stamped on upper body: [Crown] / HILL · LATE MONZANI &
Co /
28
REGENT STT / PICCADILLY / LONDON / PATENT; on head,
tuning
slide
barrel,
and lower body: [Crown] / MONZANI & Co; on foot:
[Crown] /
PATENT.
Number 3081. Cocus, silver ferrules. Telescoping tuning slide and
screw-cap. Patented 1807 key system. Patent of 1812 features: lower
body with integral foot, silver sockets, silver-tipped/cork-wrapped
tenons. Seven silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed keys: c'',
B-flat, G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c'-sharp, c'.
Lowest note c'. Hallmarks: r [lion passant] [king's head]
[leopard's
head] HH. Total length 709.6 mm. Sounding length, 639.3 mm.
Original
case. Ex coll.: Ellis Houghton, Blackpool, England. Arne B. Larson
Estate, 1988.
Lit.: Amy Kreitzer, "Serial Numbers and Hallmarks on Flutes
from
the Workshop
of Monzani & Hill," The Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 48 (1995), p.
174.
Amy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers,
1750-1900, M.M.
thesis (University of South Dakota, 1993), pp. 134-136, 138, 140, 155-158,
288, 295.
NMM 11686. Flute by Henry Hill, London, ca. 1834/1835. Conical. Four sections. Stamped on upper body: [Crown] / HILL · LATE MONZANI & Co /28 REGENT STT / PICCADILLY / LONDON / PATENT; on head, tuning slide barrel, and lower body: [Crown] / MONZANI & Co; on foot: [Crown] / PATENT / KEYS. Number 2515. Cocus, ivory ferrules. Telescoping tuning slide and screw-cap. Seven silver keys. Hallmarks: HH [king’s head] [lion passant] t [leopard’s head]. Donated in memory of Margaret "Peggy" Neuhaus (1934-1998) by Francis Neuhaus, Skokie, Illinois, 2006.
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